Paul Guilfoyle
Born: 1902-07-14 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Died: 1961-06-27
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Guilfoyle (July 14, 1902 – June 27, 1961) was an American stage, film and television actor. Later in his career, he also directed films and television episodes. Guilfoyle was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He started off working on stage, performing on Broadway in 16 plays according to the Internet Broadway Database, beginning with The Jolly Roger and Cyrano de Bergerac in 1923 and ending with Jayhawker in 1934. He appeared in many films that starred Lee Tracy in the 1930s. In the 1949 crime film White Heat, he played (uncredited) a treacherous prison inmate murdered in cold blood by James Cagney's lead character. He died of a heart attack on June 27, 1961 in Hollywood. He had a son, Anthony. Guilfoyle was interred in Glendale, California's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Filmography
1960
- The Boy and the Pirates as Snipe
- Tess of the Storm Country ... (Director)
1959
- Lock-Up ... (Director)
1958
- Lawman ... (Director)
- Sea Hunt
- U.S. Marshall ... (Director)
1957
- Sugarfoot ... (Director)
- Official Detective ... (Director)
1955
- Gunsmoke as Reverend
- Highway Patrol ... (Director)
- MGM Parade
- Science Fiction Theatre ... (Director)
- Jungle Jim
- Chief Crazy Horse as Worm
- A Life at Stake ... (Director)
- Trial as Cap Grant
1954
- Climax!
- Public Defender ... (Director)
- Apache as Santos
- The Golden Idol as Prince Ali Ben Mamoud
1953
- Julius Caesar as Citizen of Rome
- Torch Song as Monty Rolfe
- The Diamond Queen as Guide
- Captain Scarface ... (Director)
- The Body Beautiful as Investigator
1952
- Mr. & Mrs. North
- China Smith
- Confidence Girl as William Pope
- Actors and Sin as Mr. Blue
1951
- Racket Squad
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Eastbrook
- When I Grow Up as Doc
- Journey Into Light as Fanatic
1950
- The Woman on Pier 13 as Ralston
- Davy Crockett, Indian Scout as Ben
- Bomba and the Hidden City as Hassan
1949
- White Heat as Roy Parker (uncredited)
- Mighty Joe Young as Smith
- A Woman's Secret as Radio Program Moderator (Uncredited)
- There's a Girl in My Heart as Father Callaghan
- Follow Me Quietly as Overbeck
- Miss Mink of 1949 as Uncle Newton
- The Judge as William Jackson
1948
- Trouble Preferred as Baby Face Charlie
1947
- The Millerson Case as Jud Rookstool
- Second Chance as Nick
- Roses Are Red as George 'Buster' Cooley
- Messenger of Peace as Peter Kerl
1946
- The Virginian as Shorty
- Sweetheart of Sigma Chi as Frankie
- The Scarlet Horseman as Jim Bannion
1945
- Why Girls Leave Home as Steve Raymond
- The Missing Corpse as Andy McDonald
1944
- It Happened Tomorrow as Shep
- The Seventh Cross as Fiedler
- The Mark of the Whistler as 'Limpy' Smith
- The Master Race as Katry
- Dark Shadows as Dudley Badger
1943
- The North Star as Iakin
- Petticoat Larceny as Joe 'Tinhorn' Foster
- White Savage as Erik
- Three Russian Girls as Trishin
1942
- The Man Who Returned to Life as Clyde Beebe
- Who Is Hope Schuyler? as Carl Spence
- Time to Kill as Manager, Florence Apartments
- The Incredible Stranger as The Stranger (uncredited)
- Madero of Mexico as Don Francisco Madero
1941
- The Saint In Palm Springs as Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
1940
- The Grapes of Wrath as Floyd
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Remember the Night as District Attorney
- East of the River as Balmy
- Brother Orchid as Red Martin
- The Saint Takes Over as Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
- Millionaires in Prison as Ox
- Wildcat Bus as Donovan
- One Crowded Night as Jim Andrews
1939
- Our Leading Citizen as Jerry Peters
- Heritage of the Desert as Snap Thornton
- Pacific Liner as Wishart
- One Hour to Live as Stanley Jones
- News Is Made at Night as Bat Randall
- Thou Shalt Not Kill as Gordon Mavis
- The Story of Alfred Nobel as Alfred Nobel (uncredited)
- Society Lawyer as Murtock
- Unexpected Father as Ed Stone - Sandy's Uncle
- Sabotage as Steve Barsht
- Money to Loan as Hanley's Assistant
1938
- Bringing Up Baby as (uncredited)
- The Mad Miss Manton as Bat Regan
- The Saint in New York as Hymie Fanro
- Tarnished Angel as Eddie Fox
- Carefree as Elevator Starter (uncredited)
- Maid's Night Out as P.X. Quinn - Bailbondsman (uncredited)
- Law of the Underworld as Henchman Batsy
- The Law West of Tombstone as Bud McQuinn
- Fugitives for a Night as Monks
- Stage Fright
- Blind Alibi as Taggart
- I'm from the City as Willie
- Sky Giant as 'Fergie' Ferguson
- This Marriage Business as Frankie Spencer
- Double Danger as Taylor
- Crashing Hollywood as Herman Tibbets
1937
- The Woman I Love as Bertier
- The Soldier and the Lady as Vasiley
- Super-Sleuth as Gibbons, a film director
- She's Got Everything as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- You Can't Buy Luck as Frank Bent
- Fight for Your Lady as Jim Trask
- Flight from Glory as Jones
- Danger Patrol as Tim
- Behind The Headlines as Art Martin
- Sea Devils as Charlie - Radio Operator (uncredited)
- Quick Money as Ambrose Ames
- Hideaway as Norris
1936
- You May Be Next! as Navy Messenger (uncredited)
- Wanted: Jane Turner as Phil Crowley
- Winterset as Garth Esdras
- Two-Fisted Gentleman as Gallagher
- Roaming Lady as Dr. Wong
1935
- The Crime of Doctor Crespi as Dr. John Arnold
- Special Agent as Williams - Quinn's Secretary
1932
- The Skull Murder Mystery as Paul Beck